The methods applied for assessment of the achievement of the expected program learning outcomes for the entire program of ARTS MANAGEMENT are shown below and those those for the individual course units are given in the relevant section of the course description with their contribution to the final grades.

ASSESSMENT METHODS USED AT IAU

Mid-Term Exam

Computer Based Presentation

Final Exam

Short Exam

Presentation of Report

Homework Assessment

Oral Exam

Presentation of Thesis

Presentation of Document

Expert Assessment

Board Exam

Practice Exam

Year-End Final Exam

Internship Exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS USED AT ARTS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Mid-Term Exam

Final Exam

Short Exam

Homework Assessment

Oral Exam

Presentation of Document

Expert Assessment

Computer Based Presentation

Presentation of Report

EXAMINATIONS

The success of students in achieving the expected leaning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of ARTS MANAGEMENTprogramme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which takes place at the end of each semester.

Assessment of in-term activities includes a minimum number of a mid-term examination, a homework and a short-exam (quiz) as compulsory assessment methods for all the course units (excluding workplacement) within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations. The programmes are encouraged to define more assessment methods for the in-term activities depending on their needs for measuring the achievements of the outcomes at the programme and course unit levels in order to ensure the educational aims and objectives. The nature and number of the assessment methods used for each course unit together with their contribution the final grades are given under the title of “Assessment and Grading” in the sections of course descriptions. These arrangements are announced in advance, at the beginning of each semester and published in the sections of the course descriptions on this web site.

Mid-term and final examinations are conducted in dates, places and times determined and announced by the University. The students’ final semester grade is given by their instructors based on mid-term examination, homework evaluation, short-examinations, final examination and, if there is any, other assessment results taking into account the students’ compliance with attendance to the course activities.

The contribution of assessment grades of the in-term activities to the final grade is 40% and that of the final exam is 60% for all for all the course units (excluding workplacement) within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations.

Course units, which do not require a mid-term, homework, short-exam and/or a final exam, such as work placement, are determined by the administration of the related departments and specific assessment and grading methods for these courses are also announced through the same channels described above. Evaluation of such activities is made through the procedures defined by the Senate and assessed by Pass (P) or Fail (F) grades.

GRADES

The success of a student for each assessment (in-term and final) defined for each course unit is evaluated by the instructor. Evaluations are made over a scale of 100 points and converted to the letter grades at the end of the semester taking into account the standard deviation of grades and grade point average of the class and using the relative evaluation method, principles of which have been set by the Senate.

Letter grades and their equivalents out of 100- and 4.00-point scales together with the conversion of these to ECTS Credits are shown below:

CONVERTION OF LOCAL GRADES IN DIFFERENT SCALES TO ECTS CREDITS USED AT IAU

Scale 4.00

Scale 100

IAU

ECTS

4,00

3,51

100

90

AA

A

3,50

3,01

89

85

BA

B

3,00

2,51

84

80

BB

B

2,50

2,01

79

75

CB

C

2,00

1,51

74

70

CC

C

1,50

1,01

69

60

DC

D

1,00

0,51

59

50

DD

E

0,50

0,01

49

40

FD

F-FX

0,00

0,00

39

0

FF

F-FX

Please also see table for convertion of frequently used grades in Europe and their ECTS Credit Equivalencies used at our university.

CONVERTION OF ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY'S GRADES TO ECTS GRADES

---IAU Grades---

---ECTS Grades---

AA

A

BA

BB

B

CB

CC

C

DC

D

DD

E

FD

FX

FF

F

CONVERTION OF ECTS GRADES TO ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY'S GRADES

---ECTS Grades---

---IAU Grades---

A

AA

B

BA

C

CB

D

DC

E

DD

FX

FD

F

FF

The meanings and contents of the letter grades are as follows:

a) (I): Missing grade is given to students who couldn’t complete necessary works for the course because of their health problems or any other reasons although they are successful in the course provided that the documents they submit to the relevant lecturer in 3 working days following the final exam are approved. Students have to receive a grade by completing their missing works in fifteen days following the date announced for entrance of the grades into the student information system in the academic calendar. Otherwise; (I) shall be turned into (FF) for the credit courses; and (F) grade for the non-credit courses. However; in the event that duration of an excuse of a student gets longer because of force majeure; the relevant faculty committee can extend this deadline upon application of the relevant lecturer by the day before enrolment in the courses for the following semester starts. The grade of (I) given through the abovementioned procedures should be converted to a letter grade by the day before enrolment in the courses for the following semester starts; otherwise this grade shall be transformed into (FF); and this transformation shall be made by AYSIS system automatically.

b) (NA): For absence from the course shall be given to the students who cannot fulfil the requirements for attendance in the course or practice. Student given (NA) from a course cannot attend the final exam of that course and this grade is deemed as (FF) in calculation of the grade point average.

c) (P): Passed grade is assigned to the successful students in non-(local) credit courses.

d) (F): Failed grade is assigned to the unsuccessful students in non-(local) credit courses.

e) (M): Exemption grade is assigned to the courses that students are exempt from because they have successfully passed the exemption exam.

f) (T): Transfer grade is given to the courses that the students transferred from another university took in their previous university and that are recognized equivalent.

g) (W): Withdrawal grade is assigned for the courses that students withdraw in due of time. This grade is given in the event that student voluntarily withdraws from a course she/he takes within the scope of the program in seven weeks following the end of add and drop period upon approval of the lecturer responsible from that course. Students cannot withdraw from the courses in their first year (first and second semester) in university and from the courses which they have to repeat because they failed that course with (FD), (FF), (F) and (NA) previously. This rule is applied to all courses regardless of their compulsory or elective status. Students are not allowed to withdraw from the courses above 1/3 of the total workload. Provided not to exceed one course per semester, students can be allowed to withdraw from two courses in associate programs; and six courses in undergraduate programs throughout their period of study upon approvals of lecturer of the relevant course and their advisor teacher.

h) (E): Not-entered grade is given for the courses which haven’t been evaluated and of which grades haven’t been entered into the system yet. When students are registered to courses, grades of these courses are automatically entered as (E) and until the lecturer enters the real grade for the course, this grade remains in the system. This grade is replaced with the final grade of the student by the lecturer, if this grade is not replaced by any other grades it will be deemed as (FF).

(6) Students cannot be awarded with a lower letter grade corresponding to their points in the abovementioned table for points. Students assigned by (CC) grade or above will automatically be deemed as successful. In the event that student takes (DC) or (DD), this student shall be deemed successful only if their GPA is at least 1.80 at the beginning of 3rd and 4th semester, at least 1.85 at the beginning of the 5th and 6th semesters and 1.90 at the beginning of 7th and 8th semesters for the undergraduate programs; and at least 1.80 at the beginning of 3rd semester and 1.90 at the beginning of 4th semester for the associate programs. In the event that associate program students who completed their four-semester education, and undergraduate program students who completed their eight-semester education have courses graded as( FD), (FF), (NA), (I), (E), (W); they have to repeat these courses regardless of their GPA. These students can also repeat their courses marked as (DC) and (DD) upon the approval of their advisor teacher.

(7) Provided that they did not fail a course because of their failure in meeting the attendance requirements, student approaching to graduation shall be treated as follows:

a) For the students who have been successful in all their courses except one course marked as (FF) or (FD) shall be entitled to attend to final exam for that single course. However if the student’s GPA is not 2.00; this student is not allowed to attend this exam; even if he/she attends and takes AA this grade will be invalid. This final exam for the single course shall be applied in one month following the final exam period on the dates to be determined by the relevant faculty committee. In order to be able to attend this exam, students should inform the relevant dean’s office/directorate that they want to enjoy their right to attend single course exam for the first time by applying these relevant offices with a letter of application stating the course for which the student will take the exam. Student should take at least 50 points out of 100 which corresponds to (DD) in order to pass this exam. Students who fail this single course exam can apply with a petition to enjoy their rights to attend single course exam at each exam period for the course they failed.

(5) The meanings and contents of the letter grades are as follows:

a) (I): Missing grade is given to students who couldn’t complete necessary works for the course because of their health problems or any other reasons although they are successful in the course provided that the documents they submit to the relevant lecturer in 3 working days following the final exam are approved. Students have to receive a grade by completing their missing works in fifteen days following the date announced for entrance of the grades into the student information system in the academic calendar. Otherwise; (I) shall be turned into (FF) for the credit courses; and (F) grade for the non-credit courses. However; in the event that duration of an excuse of a student gets longer because of force majeure; the relevant faculty committee can extend this deadline upon application of the relevant lecturer by the day before enrolment in the courses for the following semester starts. The grade of (I) given through the abovementioned procedures should be converted to a letter grade by the day before enrolment in the courses for the following semester starts; otherwise this grade shall be transformed into (FF); and this transformation shall be made by AYSIS system automatically.

b) (NA): For absence from the course shall be given to the students who cannot fulfil the requirements for attendance in the course or practice. Student given (NA) from a course cannot attend the final exam of that course and this grade is deemed as (FF) in calculation of the grade point average.

c) (P): Passed grade is assigned to the successful students in non-credit courses.

d) (F): Failed grade is assigned to the unsuccessful students in non-credit courses.

e) (M): Exemption grade is assigned to the courses that students are exempt from because they have successfully passed the exemption exam.

f) (T): Transfer grade is given to the courses that the students transferred from another university took in their previous university and that are recognized equivalent.

g) (W): Withdrawal grade is assigned for the courses that students withdraw in due of time. This grade is given in the event that student voluntarily withdraws from a course she/he takes within the scope of the program in seven weeks following the end of add and drop period upon approval of the lecturer responsible from that course. Students cannot withdraw from the courses in their first year (first and second semester) in university and from the courses which they have to repeat because they failed that course with (FD), (FF), (F) and (NA) previously. This rule is applied to all courses regardless of their compulsory or elective status. Students are not allowed to withdraw from the courses above 1/3 of the total workload. Provided not to exceed one course per semester, students can be allowed to withdraw from two courses in associate programs; and six courses in undergraduate programs throughout their period of study upon approvals of lecturer of the relevant course and their advisor teacher.

h) (E): Not-entered grade is given for the courses which haven’t been evaluated and of which grades haven’t been entered into the system yet. When students are registered to courses, grades of these courses are automatically entered as (E) and until the lecturer enters the real grade for the course, this grade remains in the system. This grade is replaced with the final grade of the student by the lecturer, if this grade is not replaced by any other grades it will be deemed as (FF).

(6) Students cannot be awarded with a lower letter grade corresponding to their points in the abovementioned table for points. Students assigned by (CC) grade or above will automatically be deemed as successful. In the event that student takes (DC) or (DD), this student shall be deemed successful only if their GPA is at least 1.80 at the beginning of 3rd and 4th semester, at least 1.85 at the beginning of the 5th and 6th semesters and 1.90 at the beginning of 7th and 8th semesters for the undergraduate programs; and at least 1.80 at the beginning of 3rd semester and 1.90 at the beginning of 4th semester for the associate programs. In the event that associate program students who completed their four-semester education, and undergraduate program students who completed their eight-semester education have courses graded as( FD), (FF), (NA), (I), (E), (W); they have to repeat these courses regardless of their GPA. These students can also repeat their courses marked as (DC) and (DD) upon the approval of their advisor teacher.

(7) Provided that they did not fail a course because of their failure in meeting the attendance requirements, student approaching to graduation shall be treated as follows:

a) For the students who have been successful in all their courses except one course marked as (FF) or (FD) shall be entitled to attend to final exam for that single course. However if the student’s GPA is not 2.00; this student is not allowed to attend this exam; even if he/she attends and takes AA this grade will be invalid. This final exam for the single course shall be applied in one month following the final exam period on the dates to be determined by the relevant faculty committee. In order to be able to attend this exam, students should inform the relevant dean’s office/directorate that they want to enjoy their right to attend single course exam for the first time by applying these relevant offices with a letter of application stating the course for which the student will take the exam. Student should take at least 50 points out of 100 which corresponds to (DD) in order to pass this exam. Students who fail this single course exam can apply with a petition to enjoy their rights to attend single course exam at each exam period for the course they failed.

b) Although they passed all the courses they have to take, students who have a GPA below 2.00 out of 4.00 and who wants to increase their GPAs are entitled to attend an exam to increase their grades in one course in the last two semesters in associate programs in the last four semesters in undergraduate programs. However, in the event that the GPA of a student is not possible to be 2.00 as a result of this exam, this student is not entitled to attend an exam to increase his/her grade. These students have to enrol in this course in the next semester. For being able to attend the exam to increase their grades, students should apply with a petition expressing their demand for attending to this exam and name of the course for which they will take the exam. This exam to increase grades is held on the dates to be determined by the relevant faculty committee in one-month period following the period for final exams.

c) Students who fail in the exam held to increase grades can attend such exams to be held for increasing their grade in a course they failed at each exam period by applying with a petition.

OBJECTION TO THE EXAM RESULTS

Students can raise their objection to any exam results with a petition to be filled through AYSIS and submitted to the relevant dean’s office and directorate in five working days following announcement date of the exam results at the latest. The result of the exam student raised objection to shall be evaluated by the relevant lecturer again in three working days following the announcement of objection to him/her. Result of the re-evaluation shall be reported to the relevant dean’s office or directorate with a justified and written report. Dean’s office and directorate shall transfer the result of objection to the Registrar’s Office in written.

GRADUATION, DIPLOMA & DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

(1) Students must have a CGPA. not less than 2.00 and have completed all the courses in the program successfully in order to graduate. When a student becomes successful in his/her courses and other activities in the relevant education-training program of the university; his/her diploma and diploma supplement in English are awarded to the student in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the relevant regulation upon graduation decision of the relevant faculty committee.

(2) In the event that names of the programs students are following are changed in a way to be different from that one valid in registration; the diploma can be awarded with the program names that they first enrolled in; if they demand. The diplomas include the information on ID number, graduation date, diploma number and graduation semester. In the faculties, the diplomas are signed by the dean and rector; in the colleges and vocational schools by the directors and rector.

HIGH HONOURS & HONOURS STUDENT

(1) Students must have a C.G.P.A. not less than 2.00 and have completed all the courses in the program successfully in order to graduate. When a student becomes successful in his/her courses and other activities in the relevant education-training program of the university; his/her diploma and diploma supplement in English are awarded to the student in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the relevant regulation upon graduation decision of the relevant faculty committee.

(2) In the event that names of the programs students are following are changed in a way to be different from that one valid in registration; the diploma can be awarded with the program names that they first enrolled in; if they demand. The diplomas include the information on ID number, graduation date, diploma number and graduation semester. In the faculties, the diplomas are signed by the dean and rector; in the colleges and vocational schools by the directors and rector.